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M62178 helping the environment
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Hungary 2002
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A 38 year old train ned. Love going to Europe on the bash and go every chance I can get.

Location:Hinckley, Leics
 
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M62178 helping the environment  Hungary 2002  (504)
Shunting of ECS in Geneva station  Switzerland  (429)
No 28. But look...the rails are above the train!!!   Two day tour in Germany  (348)
M412130 reflecting in the puddle  The Eye of the Beholder Mercia Charters Railtour to Hungary  (341)
BLS Cargo only lok 465014 had just worked 2439 service as a positioning move. Here it is at Spiez being detached.  A week on the bash in Switzerland  (308)
Is it a Sheffield supertram? No its a F.A.R.T who operate the line from Domodossola to Locarno  Switzerland  (259)
M44091  The Eye of the Beholder Mercia Charters Railtour to Hungary  (246)
Do not take any photos of this engine!!!!  Belgium  (225)
M62194 also helping the environment  Hungary 2002  (203)
10  6244 now leading the tour  Belgium  (201)
11  143144 at Leipzig HBF  Germany  (197)
12  Fraser Eagle eat your heart out!!  A week on the bash in Switzerland  (187)
13  219192 on arrival at Berlin Lichtenburg. Not a great phot but its the only one I have.  Germany  (184)
14  MDmot 3036. This is a lok!!  Hungary 2002  (183)
15  The ornate depot   Two day tour in Germany  (179)
16  Not a great phot but 232632 waits to depart on the overnight from Leipzig to Nurnburg  Germany  (175)
17  M62194 still clagging  Hungary 2002  (173)
18 ...  The Eye of the Beholder Mercia Charters Railtour to Hungary  (161)
19 ...  Hannover area  (158)
20 ...  Switzerland  (157)
21  204004 on the Saturday tour at Hassalt formation  Novembers Mercia tour in Belgium  (155)
22  218473 at rabbit city of Memmingen  Germany  (153)
23  M62194 Still clagging like a trooper  Hungary 2002  (151)
24  V432373  Hungary 2002  (150)
25  M40240  Hungary 2002  (150)
26  The exit from the depot  Two day tour in Germany  (148)
27  M62178  Hungary 2002  (146)
28  M62001 doing a run past  Hungary 2002  (145)
29  Berlin S-Bahn  Germany  (144)
30  460013 departing Geneva station  Switzerland  (144)
31  A refurbished preserved DMU  Hungary 2002  (144)
32  M44068  Hungary 2002  (144)
33  M472003  Hungary 2002  (143)
34  1503 in the sun at Liege Palais  A branch line tour of Belgium  (143)
35 BLS 257 now at Zweisimmen and next to it was narrow gauge MOB lok  A week on the bash in Switzerland  (142)
36  234242 in the snow this April at Biberach   Germany  (139)
37  Preserved DMUs  Hungary 2002  (139)
38 Wot a beast 1504   A branch line tour of Belgium  (139)
39  M62001 on our tour  Hungary 2002  (138)
40  M472024  Hungary 2002  (137)
41  V46 024  Hungary 2002  (136)
42  M40113 on another fix!  Hungary 2002  (132)
43  And this is the engine inside  Hungary 2002  (132)
44 ...  Switzerland in August/September 2008  (132)
45 ...  Hungary 2002  (131)
46  M44158 in the grass. Network Rail eat your heart out!!  Hungary 2002  (130)
47 ...  Hannover area  (127)
48  M44209 on another fix  Hungary 2002  (126)
49  An ex V46 as a pre heat unit  Hungary 2002  (126)
50 ...  Switzerland  (126)
Most Recent Collections
Switzerland April 2009
Switzerland March 2009
Switzerland January - February 2009
Another few phots from a recent trip to Switzerland
Switzerland January 2009
Switzerland in August/September 2008
Germany June-July 2008
Week long journey to Germany chasing my last 3 218s.
A Week in Switzerland to cover the RailAway trip to Koblenz
Germany April 2008
Pictures from Germany when doing Mercia Charters tour with NIAG.
Switzerland in April 2008
Pictures from a trip to Switzerland for the L & C I tour.
Switzerland in February
Another trip back to Switzerland
January in Switzerland
Photos from a quick visit to Switzerland.
Switzerland in September
My recent trip to Switzerland
SNCB various
A few phots from a quick visit to Belgium
Germany 2007
Trip to Germany hoovering up 218s in the Ulm, Regensburg & Kempten areas.
Switzerland RhB bashing 2007
A few days covering the RhB services out of Chur. Narrow gauge nonsense at its best.
Belgium, Holland & Luxembourg
Phots from Mercia Charters railtour in Belgium & Holland and a few from a day trip to Luxembourg after the tour.
Switzerland
Trip to Switzerland for Mercia Charters Railtour which I was Train Manager for
Switzerland September 2006
Various Germany
Various photos from trips to Germany during that latter half of 2006
Austria
Wanted to go to Germany but due to the World Cup being on, I went to Austria for the first time. Had quite a good time but with temperatures in the 100 degrees bracket many moves were not made due to it being too hot.
Luxembourg Mercia Charters Tour
Phots from Mercia Charters tour in Luxembourg
Germany
Another trip to Germany either side of the Mercia Charters tour in Luxembourg
Switzerland January 2006
Germany - Munich, Ulm, Regensburg & Frankfurt
A week away chasing 218s
Switzerland
A few days in Switzerland for Mercia Charters "Breaking the Ice" railtour with L&CI & BLS for which I was the train manager.
Belgium & Luxembourg
Phots from an extended weekend in Belgium & Luxembourg for the Mercia Charters railtour
Hamburg Week away
Have just spent a week in the Hamburg area. Main aim was for 218s but also got some 141s in the Bremen area.
Frankfurt/Stuttgart/Ulm Area
Phots of week visit to Frankfurt/Stuttgart/Ulm Areas
Hannover area
A couple of days in the Hannover area to have a few 218s and also some electrics. Here are some phots from those days.
Germany & Switzerland
Phots from December 2004 when doing Hamburg area, Munich Area and then a few from a couple of days in Switzerland
Hungary 2004 & Mercia Charters tour there
Northern Ish France
Here are some photos from a long weekend spent in France. Areas covered were Lille, Troyes, Nancy & Metz.
Köln weekend
A weekend in Köln thanks to a 30 quid return with Queasyjet. Some phots taken are as follows
A week on the bash in Switzerland
I have just had a week in Switzerland and here are the phots. Not just trains this time but some phots taken from a couple of cab rides I had and also some lovely scenery.
Novembers Mercia tour in Belgium
Mercia ran two tours in November and here are the phots from the long weekend over there.
Two day tour in Germany
Thanks to German Wings and a £4.00 return flight from Stanstead - Koln (or is it Colonge) a couple of days was sampled there
The Eye of the Beholder Mercia Charters Railtour to Hungary
I have just returned from Hungary after doing another successful Mercia Charters tour. Here are the phots.
A branch line tour of Belgium
These are phots taken whilst doing a branch tour of Belgium. As I have been mega desperate in the past I have never done most branches that Belgium offers so I decided that it was time to remedy the situation.
Luxembourg 24/07/2003 - 27/07/2003
I have recently spent a few days in Luxembourg in order to cover the Mercia Charters tour. These are some phots showing that you can get different countries loks in the book. It also includes photos from the tour, which had a wide variety of traction, together with a trip around the depot at Luxembourg.
Belgium
My favourite European Country for the bash is Belgium. Thanks in part to Mercia Charters running many a railtour there. I have visited the country many times and enjoyed the joys of gronk haulage, steam heat and many a museum lok. Here are some of my phots from my various visits with several more to follow when I have scanned them.
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